The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-05-12
NOTES ABOUT TOWN.

Personals and Other News Items Told in
Short Paragraphs.
= Commencement cards are beginning to
arrive
Judge Boykin is paying our city anoth-
er visit
= Mr.. Irwin Blum will erect brick store
building on Liberty Street.
Prof. w. A. Blair of the Grad ed
School has gone on visit TO his home at
Bush HILL
- Mr.. John A. Barringer, one of Green's
boro's prominent lawyers, was in this city
several days last week
A heavy hail storm took place Friday
evening, lasting only a few minutes. but dur
ing the time hailstones fell as large as the
end of PERSONS thumb
Rev. III. a. Brown, pastor of the Bar
fist church of this city will preach the an
nual sermon at the Commencement of the
Oak Ridge Institute
- The Chamber of Commerce held an in
teresting meeting Monday night, at which
matters relative to the Roanoke & Southern
Railroad were discussed.
= Prof. c. D. McIver, formerly of the
Winston Graded School has been elected
Superintendent of the State Normal School
to be held at Sparta, n. c.
Our enterprising friend, Mr.. f. B.
Ehrd, received a telegram from Fayetteville
yesterday saying IFS quarts of fine straw
berries had just been shipped him. These
berries grew at Fayetteville
= Mr.. Yickers has been making some
improvements--on the Merchants Hotel.
The two porticos of the second story are be-
ing connected, making grea convenience
in passing from one to the other
There were no services at the Centen-
airy M. E. Church on Sunday last, in conse-
quence of the absence of Pastor Rev. l.. s.
Burkhead at Nashville, Tenn. He is e3
pected to return the last of this week.
The Mayors court had a considerable
rush of business Monday morning. Eigh-
teen cases were tried and a snug little sum
IN fines and costs were added to the treas
ury. The ofenses were mostly brawls and
breaches of the peace.
The family of Mr. P. Fl. Winston have
returned to this city and have moved into
their residence in West Winston. Mr..
Winston has not yet arrived, but is expect
ed shortly. He and family will make their
future home in this city.
Prof. w. A. Blair, of the Winston Grad
ed School has accepted invitations to deliv-
er the Literary Addresses at the Commence
ment occasions of Salem School Al.mance
county, May 18th, and Boonville Academy.
Yadkin county, May 9th.
The ladies of the Presbyterian church
have resumed the dime sociables thew have
been giving at private residences One was
held at Maj. Browns Friday night last, a
programme of tableaux, recitations. &c. be-
ing rendered before well filled parlor. It
was most pleasant affair.
The firm of Stedman & Wade, dealers
in groceries, has been dissolved, and MIR.
Wade has opened business in his own name
In one of the new stores on Fourth street.
near Hinshaw & Medearis. He will keep
choice line Of family groceries Mr.. James
Wiley viii ofhciate as salesman.
The manufacture of baking powders is
another one of Winston's new industries.
Messrs. Ashcraft & Owens are putting up
new.brand of this indispensable article. The
SENTINEL is gratifed to note the establish
ment of these small industries. They build
town up better and faster than ANYTHING
else. -
r. L. R." writes three column letter
tothe Shelby aurora descriptive of Winston
Salem, and attributes theoretically the orig
Inai use Of the term "Twin-City" to our
neighbor, the Daily. In point of fact The
SENTIHEL was the first to use the term. hav.
ing in view the two places collectively. Prior
to April, 1883, the Twin Sisters was the
term most generally used